The Basics of Project Implementation: A Guide for Project Managers

The Basics of Project Implementation: A Guide for Project Managers

About this manual:

This manual focuses specifically on the project implementation phase for field-based managers at CARE. Please note that this manual is not meant to cover Project Management competencies such as team building, facilitation, staff management and training, mentoring and capacity building. Nor does it include content about partnerships or sustainability, or focus on any particular programmatic theme. While these competencies and topics are important, and we encourage you to explore them further, many are covered elsewhere throughout CARE. Rather, the intent of this manual is to offer you a concise, focused overview of project implementation. With an understanding of the basics of project management, our hope is that you will be better able to reflect on the importance of program quality and impact. For your convenience, you can read each chapter separately, or in sequence, depending on your needs.

Introduction:

As a Project Manager, you play a critical role in furthering CARE’s vision of eradicating poverty and social injustice. The purpose of this manual is to help you manage projects more efficiently and effectively, with a focus on the “nuts and bolts” of the implementation phase of a project life cycle. While this manual focuses primarily on US government-funded projects to illustrate key concepts and issues, many of the concepts and tools described applying to projects for a diverse donor base.

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